The Los Angeles Police Department have released details about at least three of their planned checkpoints and DUI saturation patrols for this weekend. "Research shows that crashes involving alcohol drop by an average of 20 percent when well-publicized checkpoints are conducted often enough," notes the LAPD their news release. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department will be conducting DUI Saturation Patrols tonight and Sunday as part of their ongoing campaign to remove dangerous drivers from the roads and educate the public on safety risks of driving under the influence. more ›

Between this weekend and Labor Day, Angelenos can expect to find DUI checkpoints run by the Los Angeles Police Department at just about any turn all over town. The LAPD announced that they are ramping up efforts to get impaired drivers off the streets, and to educate the public about the dangers of driving drunk. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety/Driver’s License checkpoint tonight as part of their ongoing campaign to remove dangerous drivers from the roads and educate the public on safety risks of driving under the influence. The checkpoint will be held from 8 p.m. tonight to 2 a.m. Saturday, June 4 at Roscoe Boulevard and Haskell Avenue in North Hills. more ›

As part of a Memorial Weekend campaign to tackle drivers who hit the road under the influence, the LAPD is running several checkpoint and a saturation patrol over the holiday long weekend. Earlier this week, the LAPD noted: "Unfortunately, Memorial Day weekend has become an excuse for many to party and drink irresponsibly. As a result, a driver driving under the influence (DUI) is a tremendous public safety concern over the Memorial Day weekend." more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have announced the locations of two sobriety and driver’s license checkpoints this weekend as part of their ongoing campaign to remove dangerous drivers from the roads and educate the public on safety risks of driving under the influence. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department will be conducting a Sobriety/Driver’s License checkpoint tonight as part of their ongoing campaign to remove dangerous drivers from the roads and educate the public on safety risks of driving under the influence. The checkpoint will be running Friday May 13, 2011 at Vermont Avenue and 3rd Street from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.. more ›

A DUI checkpoint in Lancaster yielded a drunken 25-year-old man and a link to a deadly pedestrian hit-and-run when officers noticed blood on the vehicle. The driver, sidro Peralta of Littlerock, was booked Saturday, according to police, "on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter, felony hit-and-run, and felony driving under the influence," reports the Daily News. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have announced the locations of two sobriety and driver's license checkpoints scheduled for this weekend. Tonight, from 8 p.m. to Saturday at 2 a.m. the LAPD will be set up in Sherman Oaks on Ventura Boulevard at Columbus Avenue. On Saturday, a checkpoint will be operating from 8 p.m. to Sunday at 2 a.m. in South Los Angeles on Florence Avenue between Main Street and Broadway. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department have announced the locations of two sobriety and driver's license checkpoints scheduled for this weekend. Tonight, from 8 p.m. to Saturday at 2 a.m. the LAPD will be set up in the Baldwin Hills area on La Brea Avenue between Coliseum Street and Rodeo Road. On Saturday, a checkpoint will be operating from 8 p.m. to Sunday at 2 a.m. in Chatsworth on Topanga Canyon Boulevard between Devonshire Street and Chatsworth Street. more ›

The LAPD is continuing to send the message to drivers across the city that drinking and driving has serious consequences. As part of their ongoing effort to educate the public, there will be at least one DUI checkpoint tonight, located on Topanga Canyon Boulevard between Devonshire Street and Chatsworth Street in Chatsworth, from 8 p.m to 2 a.m. more ›

The LAPD is continuing to send the message to drivers across the city to not drink and drive. There will be at least one DUI checkpoint tonight, located in the San Fernando Valley in North Hills on Roscoe Boulevard between Sepulveda Boulevard and Orion Avenue, and it will run from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. more ›

Make good decisions this Superbowl weekend because the Los Angeles Police Department will on Saturation Patrol and will be conducting DUI/Driver's License Checkpoints around Los Angeles as part of their ongoing campaign to remove dangerous drivers from the roads and educate the public on safety risks of driving under the influence. We have four announcements to share with you: more ›

Another weekend, another LAPD sobriety and license checkpoint running to help get impaired drivers off the streets and to educate the public. Tonight it's the valley's turn, as the police will be set up on Ventura Boulevard between Columbus Avenue and Noble Avenue in Sherman Oaks from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. more ›

The Los Angeles Police Department has released information about two sobriety checkpoints they will run this weekend in Venice and North Hollywood/Universal City areas. At the checkpoints, officers will be checking drivers for signs of alcohol and or drug impairments and will check for proper licensing and will strive to impact motorists only momentarily. more ›

The LAPD is once again sending a message to drivers across the city to not drink and drive. There will be at least one DUI checkpoint tonight, located in the San Fernando Valley on the border of North Hills and Van Nuys along Roscoe Blvd. between Woodley and Haskell. The LAPD does not have to announce all checkpoints, so there could be more out there. more ›

When it's a holiday, there's drinking, and that has the LAPD on alert for drunk drivers this Halloween weekend. The department announced today that they are holding at least two DUI checkpoints and one DUI saturation patrol. Police announce checkpoints to change behavior citywide -- they also don't have to announce all locations. more ›

Motorists traveling on Florence Avenue between Main and Broadway in South Los Angeles tonight can expect to encounter an LAPD sobriety and drivers license checkpoint slated to run from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. As usual, the LAPD has a regimented plan for the checkpoint in order to both penalize intoxicated drivers and to educate the public about the dangers of driving under the influence: more ›

[Update: 9th location announced for Saturday in Reseda. Added to list below.] more ›

R&B singer Faith Evans was one of hundreds of vehicles subject to a sobriety checkpoint set up by the LAPD near Venice last night. During the stop, Evans was "arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor drunken driving," according to LA Now. more ›

The LAPD will be conducting at least three sobriety and license checkpoints tonight as part of their ongoing endeavor to get impaired drivers off the road and to educate the public about the perils of drunk driving. more ›

It's the weekend and you know what that means. Yes, the LAPD will be conducting DUI checkpoints in various neighborhoods. While they announce some locations, they don't have to announce them all. At least two checkpoints will occur tonight. more ›

The Crime Task Force/Driving Under the Influence (CTF/DUI) Detail of the LAPD's South Traffic Division will be conducting a DUI checkpoint tonight in order to curtail drunk driving and educate the public. The checkpoint is slated to run from 6 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Avalon Boulevard and Opp Street [map] in Wilmington. The LAPD explains that their " Harbor Division has experienced a 14 percent increase in Driving Under the Influence related traffic collisions year to date as compared to 2009. The checkpoint will serve as a reminder to the community of Southeast Division to use designated drivers and not drink and drive." more ›

LAPD this summer is aggressively trying to rid the roads of drunk drivers by holding a mixture of announced and unannounced checkpoints every weekend. Tonight, they tip their hats to one of them going going on between 6 p.m. and 1 a.m. near USC's campus and Exposition Park at Figueroa Street and 41st Street. "Our message is simple: if we catch you driving drunk, you will be arrested," says the LAPD. more ›

The LAPD want you to have many more future Saturday nights alive, so tonight they'll be running a sobriety and license checkpoint in the North Hollywood area as part of their ongoing effort to get drunk drivers off the road and educate the public about the perils of driving while intoxicated. The checkpoint will run from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Cahugena Boulvevard West at Broadlawn Drive [map] which means that if you are using the Cahuenga Pass to go between Hollywood and the southeast Valley tonight, be sure to have a designated driver or ride the Red Line. The summer months tend to result in more accidents and deaths connected with drunk driving than in other months. Be safe and smart. more ›

A Friday night tradition in Los Angeles, the LAPD tonight will hold at least one DUI checkpoint in the city this weekend. They do not have to announce all checkpoints, meaning there could be more out there. Moral of the story? Never ever drink and drive. Tonight's announced checkpoint will be in Windsor Hills along Slauson Avenue between Buckler Avenue and Edgemar Avenue (map) from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. Statewide in 2008, 7,801 people were injured or killed during the summer months. more ›

The LAPD will be running a Sobriety & Drivers License Checkpoint tonight from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. in Hollywood, on Sunset Boulevard between Genesee Avenue and Spaulding Avenue. This is part of their ongoing effort to remove alcohol-impaired drivers from the road and to educate the public about the dangers of driving while intoxicated. The summer months are particularly dangerous for motorists; the LAPD says that in 2008 "law enforcement statewide reported that 7, 801 people were injured or killed during the three summer months of June, July and August." more ›

It's Friday, which means the LAPD is out in force. While the department doesn't announce all checkpoints, they do announce some. Those include in Venice at Venice Boulevard and Walgrove Avenue and in Studio City along Ventura Boulevard somewhere between Eureka Drive and Fruitland Drive. Summer months are notoriously known for drinking and driving incidents. Statewide, 7,801 people were either injured or killed during June, July and August in 2008. more ›

As always on the weekends, there are DUI checkpoints. Some are announced, some are not. At least one organized by the LAPD tonight will be set up in the Cahuenga Pass tonight from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m. on Cahuenga Boulevard between Lankershim and Broadlawn (map). That's right near a Metro Red Line subway station. "The summer months are a dangerous time of the year and your odds of being involved in an alcohol involved collision can be high," the LAPD cited in a news release. "In 2008 law enforcement statewide reported that 7, 801 people were injured or killed during the three summer months of June, July and August." They say if you see a suspected drunk driver, call 911. more ›

The LAPD will be conducting a DUI checkpoint in South Los Angeles tonight as part of their ongoing effort to remove intoxicated drivers from the streets and to educate the public about the dangers of drunk driving. Tonight's checkpoint will be set up on Manchester Blvd. between Hoover and Figueroa [map] which is in the LAPD's Southeast Division. That area "has experienced a 54 percent increase in Driving Under the Influence related traffic collisions year to date as compared to 2009," says the LAPD. The checkpoint will run from 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. more ›